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DescriptionLes galères du roi.jpg
Français : Les galères du roi.Gravure par Pibaraud et Lebreton, extrait de "Histoire Nationale de la Marine et des marins français depuis Jean Bart jusqu'à nos jours", page 49, par Jules Trousset, Librairie Illustrée, Paris, 1870.
English: The king's galleys.Engraving by Pibaraud & Lebreton, from the "National history of Navy and french sailors from Jean-Bart untill todays", page 5, by Jules Trousset, Librairie Illustrée, Paris 1870.
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